2021 West Georgia Wolves football team

2021 West Georgia Wolves football
NCAA Division II Second Round, L 35–66 vs. Valdosta State
Conference	Gulf South Conference
Ranking
AFCA	No. 13
Record	9–3 (5–2 GSC)
Head coach	David Dean (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Graham Craig (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Nate Masters (2nd season)
Home stadium	University Stadium

2021 Gulf South Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 Valdosta State +^		6	–	1					12	–	2
No. 12 West Florida +^		6	–	1					9	–	2
No. 13 West Georgia ^		5	–	2					9	–	3
West Alabama		4	–	3					6	–	4
Delta State		3	–	4					5	–	6
Mississippi College		2	–	5					4	–	6
North Greenville		2	–	5					5	–	6
Shorter		0	–	7					3	–	8
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

The 2021 West Georgia Wolves football team represented the University of West Georgia as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 2021 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach David Dean. The Wolves played their home games at University Stadium in Carrollton, Georgia.

On August 12, 2020, Gulf South Conference postponed fall competition in 2020 for several sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] A few months later in November, the conference announced that there will be no spring conference competition in football.[2] Teams that opt-in to compete would have to schedule on their own. The Wolves did not compete in the 2020 season and opted out of spring competition.

Schedule

West Georgia announced their 2021 football schedule on May 3, 2021.[3]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 p.m.	at No. 24 Carson–Newman*		Burke–Tarr Stadium Jefferson City, TN		W 45–7	2,116
September 11	6:00 p.m.	Morehouse*	No. 24	University Stadium Carrollton, GA		W 47–0	3,510
September 18	6:00 p.m.	No. 22 Delta State	No. 18	University Stadium Carrollton, GA	FloSports	W 27–26	1,005
September 25	1:00 p.m.	at Shorter	No. 14	Barron Stadium Rome, GA	FloSports	W 56–0	1,172
October 2	6:00 p.m.	No. 15 West Alabama	No. 9	University Stadium Carrollton, GA	FloSports	L 20–38	2,217
October 9	3:00 p.m.	at Mississippi College	No. 13	Robinson-Hale Stadium Clinton, MS	FloSports	W 40–21	3,278
October 16	5:00 p.m.	at No. 1 West Florida	No. 12	Blue Wahoos Stadium Pensacola, FL	FloSports	W 30–26	7,053
October 23	6:00 p.m.	North Greenville	No. 4	University Stadium Carrollton, GA	FloSports	W 34–12	2,475
October 30	7:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Valdosta State	No. 3	Bazemore–Hyder Stadium Valdosta, GA (rivalry)	FloSports	L 34–36	6,102
November 13	1:00 p.m.	Delta State ^[1]*	No. 11	University Stadium Carrollton, GA	FloSports	W 44–7	1,518
November 20	1:00 p.m.	at No. 16 Albany State*	No. 13	Albany State University Coliseum Albany, GA (NCAA Division II First Round)		W 23–7	3,451
November 27	1:00 p.m.	at No. 5 Valdosta State*	No. 13	Bazemore–Hyder Stadium Valdosta, GA (NCAA Division II Second Round / rivalry)		L 35–66	2,087
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
AFCA	RV	24	18	14	9	13	12	4	3	12	11	13	13

Notes

1.^ West Georgia's game against Delta State on November 13, 2021, is a non-conference game despite both teams being GSC members, to balance the effect on each team's schedule of Florida Tech cancelling its football program.

References

1. "UWG postpones fall sports". Newnan Times-Herald. August 12, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
2. "GSC Announces 2020-21 Basketball Schedule; Updates Status of Football, Soccer, and Volleyball". Gulf South Conference. November 17, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
3. "UWG Releases 2021 Football Schedule". University of West Georgia, Department of Athletics. May 3, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.